Power To the PeopleJohan Norberg

The thirst for
energy in developing countries will only grow as economic freedom spreads.
People there see how we in the west live and refuse to be left behind. In
"Power to the People" Swedish economist and author Johan Norberg
explores the incredible challenge this demand presents to man- and woman-kind.
As costs rise and concern for climate change increases, these questions loom
large: How are we going to maintain our standard of living?

How do we
reduce our impact on the planet? And how will we get power to ALL the people?

Based on Norberg's
travels for the television documentary “Power to the People,” his investigation
peels back the layers of this global challenge, often questioning the
conventional wisdom on what works and what doesn’t. His journey starts in the
Moroccan bazaars of Marrakech, which functioned fine for eons without modern
conveniences, but where electric lights, computers, cell phones and credit card
readers are now everywhere. Even more telling is Norberg’s journey to a
remote Berber village in the Sahara Desert. More than half the world still
cooks its food over open flames but this is rapidly changing, including here,
where women now cook on gas stoves, and some even have refrigerators.

Johan Norberg

Johan Norberg is an analyst and writer from Sweden. He focuses on globalization,
entrepreneurship, and individual liberty. He is a senior fellow at the Cato
Institute and author and editor of several books exploring the global economy
and its challenges, including his most recent book, Financial Fiasco: How America’s Infatuation
with Homeownership and Easy Money Created the Economic CrisisHis landmark book, In
Defense of Global Capitalism,
was originally published in Swedish in 2001, and has since been
published in over twenty different countries.
In recent years Norberg has been the presenter and narrator of several
public television programs in the United States produced by the Free To Choose Media. He has been active in the writing and
production of these programs including “Free or Equal,” “Europe’s Debt,
America’s Crisis,” “Power to the People,” and the upcoming “World of Adam
Smith.”

Norberg’s articles and opinion pieces appear
regularly in both Swedish and international newspapers, and he is a regular
commentator and contributor on television and radio around the world. For
his work he has received several awards, including the Sir Antony Fisher
Memorial Award and the gold medal from the German Hayek Stiftung. His personal website ishttp://www.johannorberg.net/